Consumer
Piper invests £7m in The Thinking Traveller
Ian Simkins, former CEO of Audley Travel, will join the business as executive chairman
Nazca Capital buys Laboratorios Almond
GP intends to support the company in boosting its expansion across Spain and the rest of Europe
Sun Capital et al. in £13m round for Roxi
Other investors in the funding round include Terra Firma founder Guy Hands and other angel investors
Bain's Fedrigoni buys Industrial Papelera Venus
This is the third add-on inked by Fedrigoni, following its acquisition of Cordenons and its purchase of Ritrama
Nazca exits Moldcom to Cranemere's ES Group
This is the first divestment made by Nazca IV, a €275m vehicle raised by the GP in 2016
GED buys four health services
GP deploys capital from GED VI España, which was launched with a €175m target and held a €100m first close in 2019
Wise acquires Cantiere del Pardo
GP invests in the company via Wisequity V, which closed on its €260m hard-cap in July 2019
Triton acquires Inwerk
Acquisition of the office furniture producer is the 10th from Triton's Smaller Mid-Cap Fund
Earth Capital leads £3m round for Propelair
Around £500,000 of the capital was raised from 866 new investors in Seedrs' network
Mirabaud Lifestyle Impact & Innovation holds €56m first close
Fund targets companies active in the ready-to-wear, cosmetics, jewellery, accessories, health and lifestyle sectors
Nazca acquires Filmin
With Nazca's support, Filmin intends to consolidate its market position in Iberia and broaden its product offering
Mobeus exits Vectair for 8.3x return
Oxbow seeks to invest in mid-market companies with a revenues range of $20-250m
Quadrivio backs EPI
GP invests in the company via its Industry 4.0 fund, which was launched with a €300m target in 2018
Investindustrial buys Campus Training
GP intends to create a platform for new acquisitions across the professional education sector in Spain
Kinnevik leads $70m series-C for HungryPanda
Kinnevik joins new investors Piton Capital, BurdaPrincipal Investments and VNV Global
CVC makes €175m offer for Vivartia
Marfin Investment Group, the Greek financial entity, is the vendor of the company
Flexstone invests €6.3m in ProA-backed Pastas Gallo
With Flexstone's support, the business plans to further bolster its expansion, launch new products and boost its growth
Chequers, Paragon to acquire Silverfleet's 7days
Sale process for the medical workwear company saw interest from FSN and Gilde, Mergermarket reported
RB Ventures invests in Oxwash
RB Ventures' Fabrice Beaulieu will take a position on the laundry company's board
Bregal Milestone to wholly acquire Greenstorm
Bregal has owned a minority stake in the Austria-based e-bike company since December 2018
Warburg Pincus invests in McMakler
Investor base of the online real estate agent and broker includes Balderton and GR Capital
Rhône Capital backs Illycaffè
With Rhône's support, the company intends to further boost its international expansion, primarily in the US
PAI buys Grand Frais grocery business EEF
PAI intends to support EEF in accelerating its growth plans, both organically and via external acquisitions
Edge invests in Blast
Investment manager Niall Santamaria led the investment for Edge and has been appointed to the board